Rigid-framed electric locomotives were some of the first generations of electric locomotive design. When these began the traction motors of these early...
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load-bearing. Chassis Steam locomotive components Underframe Rigid-framed electric locomotive Wikimedia Commons has media related to Locomotive frames. Ransome-Wallis...
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Articulated locomotive Garratt locomotive Fairlie locomotive Mallet locomotive Cab forward locomotive Compound locomotive Duplex locomotive Electric-steam locomotive...
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articulated locomotive is a steam locomotive (rarely, an electric locomotive) with one or more engine units that can move independently of the main frame. Articulation...
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water storage. Articulation permits locomotives to negotiate curves that might restrict large rigid-framed locomotives. The design also provides more driving...
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result of the technical development of the electric locomotive's drive. Rigid-framed electric locomotive#(1A)Bo(A1) and the 'Java bogie' Schweizerischer...
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Whyte notation (redirect from 4w (locomotive))
is a classification method for steam locomotives, and some internal combustion locomotives and electric locomotives, by wheel arrangement. It was devised...
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Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1 (category General Electric locomotives)
The Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 is a class of streamlined electric locomotives built for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), in the northeastern United States...
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that if the engine, motor or transmission is rigidly attached to the locomotive frame, it cannot be rigidly connected to the axle. This problem can be solved...
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Pennsylvania Railroad class R1 (category Electric locomotives of the United States)
Railroad's class R1 comprised a single prototype electric locomotive constructed in 1934 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, with...
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